Call for Public Comment on Applicants for CAA Accreditation

In accordance with the Council on Academic Accreditation's (CAA) Policy and Procedures on Public Comment (effective January 1, 2002; revisions effective July 1, 2005), the CAA is seeking public comment as part of its review of the clinical doctoral programs in audiology or master's programs in speech-language pathology that have submitted Applications for Candidacy or Applications for Initial or Continued Accreditation for review by the CAA.

Instructions for Submitting Comments

Individuals who wish to provide input about a program seeking candidacy (preaccreditation) or initial accreditation by the CAA or about a CAA-accredited program seeking continued accreditation may do so in two ways, by:

submitting written comments prior to the accreditation site visit in accordance with the procedures specified in the Policy and Procedures on Public Comment, or

providing comments to the site visit team during the program's scheduled site visit.

The Standards and the CAA's Policy and Procedures on Public Comment are available on the ASHA website. These documents also may be obtained by sending a written request to the Accreditation Office at ASHA, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, by calling ASHA's Action Center at 800-498-2071, or by sending an e-mail to accreditation@asha.org.

Graduate Programs Under Review

Please note the graduate programs, their locations, and the dates of site visits, are listed in alphabetical order by the name of their sponsoring institution of higher education. The programs are grouped based on the semester in which a site visit is anticipated after submission of its application. Written comments must be received in the Accreditation Office 15 days prior to the CAA's scheduled site visit dates identified in the following listing. Site visit dates will be updated as they are confirmed.

Site Visits Scheduled Fall 2014

Application for Candidacy

Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IndianaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of site visit: October 6–7, 2014

University of the PacificStockton, CaliforniaDoctoral program in audiologyDates of Site Visit: October 22–23, 2014

Application for Initial Accreditation

Molloy College Rockville Centre, New York Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: September 22–23, 2014

Application for Continued Accreditation

Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: September 15–16, 2014

Buffalo State College Buffalo, New York Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: September 18–19, 2014

California University of Pennsylvania California, Pennsylvania Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: November 6–7, 2014

East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Clinical doctoral program in audiology Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: November 3–4, 2014

Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: October 6–7, 2014

Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: November 3–4, 2014

Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: November 6–7, 2014

Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, Louisiana Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: September 25–26, 2014

St. Xavier University Chicago, Illinois Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: October 13–14, 2014

Teachers College, Columbia University New York, New York Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: November 3–4, 2014

University of Akron Akron, Ohio Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: September 22–23, 2014

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Fayetteville, Arkansas Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: October 20–21, 2014

University of Wisconsin – AuD Consortium Madison, Wisconsin Clinical doctoral program in audiology Dates of Site Visit: September 29–October 1, 2014

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: November 3–4, 2014

Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: October 16–17, 2014 (postponed from spring 2014)

West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania Master's program in speech-language pathology Dates of Site Visit: September 15–16, 2014

Site Visits Scheduled Spring 2015

Application for Candidacy

Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OhioMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of site visit: February 23–24, 2015

Salus UniversityElkins Park, PennsylvaniaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of site visit: March 5–6, 2015

Samford UniversityBirmingham, AlabamaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of site visit: January 15–16, 2015

Application for Initial Accreditation

California State University, San MarcosSan Marcos, CaliforniaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March 2–3, 2015

Application for Continued Accreditation

Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TexasMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March 30–31, 2015

Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North CarolinaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 13–14, 2015

Boston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March 30–31, 2015

CUNY, Brooklyn College/Hunter College – Graduate CenterNew York, New YorkClinical doctoral program in audiologyDates of Site Visit: March 30–31, 2015

CUNY, Lehman CollegeBronx, New YorkMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March 9–10, 2015

Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March 12–13, 2015

Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FloridaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March 19–20, 2015

Longwood UniversityFarmville, VirginiaMaster's program in speech-language pathology, including distance educationDates of Site Visit: March 19–20, 2015

Southern University and A&M CollegeBaton Rouge, LouisianaMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 13–14, 2015 (postponed from November 2014)

Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TexasMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: February 23–24, 2015

Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TexasMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 2–3, 2015

University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioClinical doctoral program in audiologyMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: March
23–24, 2015

University of LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 6–7, 2015

University of Puerto Rico, San JuanSan Juan, Puerto RicoMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 13–14, 2015

University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TexasClinical doctoral program in audiologyMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 9–10, 2015

University of Texas, Pan-AmericanEdinburg, TexasMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 9–10, 2015

West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TexasMaster's program in speech-language pathologyDates of Site Visit: April 2–3, 2015